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- BOW TOP HOLDER FO'R TOPS WITH NON-DETACHABLE REAR CURTAINS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, I916 1 ,306, 1 62. Patented June 10, v1919.

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APPLICATION FiLED MAY 29, I916.

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CLARENCE L. BAIR, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 AUTO SPECIALTIES MANUFACTURING 00., or sit. JOSEPH,

FORNIA.

MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF CALI- BOW-TOPHOLDER FOR rors WITH NON-DETACHABLE REAR CURTAINS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J ne 10, 1919 Application filed May29, 1916. Serial No. 100,499.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE L. BAIR, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Bow-Top Holders' for Tops with Non-Detachable Rear Curtains, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to bow top holders for vehicles-of the general type shown in my Patent Number 1,010,110, issued November 28th}, 1911, designed to hold the supporting bows of a vehicle top in separated position one from the other when the top is collapsed. The object of this invention is to provide a'holder of this class of such a construction that it can be used to confine the bows of a top which has a solid rear curtain attached to the bottom bow of the vehicle, which class of top cannot be taken care of gwiththe bow holders oftypesshown in my above mentioned patent. The invention consists in providing a bow holder which, while capable of grasping and separating the bows of the top, is open on the side toward the vehicle so that the continuous curtain above referred to is provided for when the top is collapsed without injury thereto; this, in combination with means for moving the holding parts of the bow holder out of the path of travel of the 'bows, as they move versa;

The invention further consists in the features and details of construction hereafter more fully set forth in the specification and claims.

between open and closed position, and vice drawings, in which similar numerals lndicate the .same parts throughout the. several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of avehicle and top showing the device of this invention applied thereto in position ready to have the bows of the top lowered into it prior to securing them in place.

" "Fig. 2 shows the top collapsed and the device of this invention applied to the bow. Fig. 3 is a side view of the device of this invention in.the same position as in Fig. 2,

the bows and solid curtain being shown in cross-sectlon.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device of Fig. 3, the bows and curtain being removed therefrom.

.Fig; 5 is a bottom view of the device illustrated in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a perspective changed position $181 if the parts appearing at the top of The top to be taken care of by this device of. this invention is illustrated in the drawings as having side bows 10, 11, 12 and 13, and differs fromtops ordinarily taken care of by devices of the type of my prior patent in that the back of the vehicle is desired result comprises a relatively short fixed stock 22 secured to the vehicle body 16 by any well known securing device, forming no part of this invention, such for instance as the bracket base 24 and arm 26.

Hinged to the stock 22 on the bearing pin 30 by any convenient type of hinge is the movable arm 32 made appreciably longer than the stock 22, and of sufficient length so that its upper curved end 34 embraces the upperedge of the upper bow 13 when the bows of the vehicle are in folded position, as shown. Suitably secured upon the stock 22, preferably upon a bracket 36 extending therefrom, is a spring 38, held in tension by the clip 40, and provided with a notch or, recess 42 into which the lug 44 on the bottom of arm 32 normally drops, as shown, with the result that the arm 32 is locked in the position shown in Fig. 3 by this sprin 38. In the particular case here illustrate the spring 38 is made of a loop of wire as shown particularly iii Fig. 4, and there is a lug 44 on each side of the device, as shown in dotted lines in that figure, but. this duplication of .parts is not essential to: the spirit of this invention. When the spr1ng 38 1s moved from the full line to the dotted line 7 a solid portion 46 of the stock 22 provided position of Fig. 3, these lugs 44 bearagainst for'the purpose and prevent the arm 32 moving in a counter-clockwise dlrectlon farther than the dotted line position shown-, in which position the arm 32 is out of the- ,projecting, -tongue 62. on. the extreme end of portion, 34,. heretofiore. referred to,- of. arm

32. This spring member 56 terminates inthe downwardly extending portion. .56 adapted to inclose and grasp the upper bow. 13; when all the parts are in. the operative position shownin Figs.2:and 3. The member 56 is so; proportioned, and of such a spring'material: that when the, arm 52 is inthe: position of Figs..3 and 4 theportions 58 of the member 56 are held with. susbtantial pressure the notches 60,,but on swinging the lever 52 to-the position: shown. in, Fig. 6; the member 56ecanflbe moved in a connter-clockwisedirection about the pivotal point- 55 from the position. of Figs. 3 audit. to that of Fig, 6 where the bow is released: and thenceto a position wherethe member 56: hangs down against lever 52: and. is, therefore, entirely out of the way of the bows of the! vehicle top .to which the deviceris applied, asthey are inserted in and removed from the bow V at holder; However, in ordinary practice, the

arm 32 should, when in the dotted line positionof Fig. 3,.be far enough from the vertical position so that the bows will. clearthe dei'ricer even, when the member 56: is locked in, the position shown in Fig. 4, in which positionthe device is carried when. the top is upand before the operator has. released spring catch 38- for the purpose of moving the arm 32 so that the bowscan be admitted within, the bow holder.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim assnewranddesire to secure by Let ters Patent, is:

1. In adevice of the-class described, a fined stock, an arm longer than the stock hinged at one end"-thereto,,iand a gripping jaw. pivoted near the other end of. the arm adapted to move between two 1 diifer'entpositions; in one of whichitL-hangS' over the .endof the arm withoutreaching asiar as the stockto secure a bow adjacent to said arm by engaging its side opposite to the arm thesother-of which 1t is backof the arm, out of the way and manually operated mechanism for moving the grippingjaw',

2. In a device of the class described, a

fixed stock-,an arm'longer thanxthestock hinged at one end thereto, and ar'gripping jaw pivoted near the otherendLet'the'arm-V adapted to move between twoidifierent positrons; in one of which it hangs over the end -ot the arm without reaching as far as the 7 stockto" secure a bow adjacent. to said; arm 7 and in therother of which it is back of the arm out ofthe way, an operating lever con nected to said grippingjawand to thearm adapted: to effect locking of the. gripping arm wheninthefirst mentionedlposition;

In, a device: of the. class, .described.,the

combination of fixed support,,.an arm :piv-

oted near its. bottom to, said. fixedsnpport, adapted toJsW g pward. agate-one. s de olia bow tocbe heldein, positionra lever piv oted adjacent to the upper end ofthefarm, a, hook member pivotedto andwhollysuplock over and extend beyond. theupper end of said armto hold said bow-adjacent. to said arm, the points ofconne'etion of the lever-to't-he armand the hook totheannbeingsuchthat locking ofithehook-to thearin is eii'ected. when, the: :lever is: insubstantial oontactwith thefarm; "j V 41.. In. a, device of the class described, the

combination: with, a. fixed support, an arm pivoted near its bottomtosaidlfixedr support, adapted to swing upwardr against one, side of abow to, be held inposition,; there being arigid extension, of said arm: extendingover the top of such abow, a lever pivoted tosaid extension, and a springlbcking hookmember? pivoted atone end to said; lever: intermediate between. the lever ends; the opposite end of the hook member being: freeto, swing around said pi vot,said hook memben havaportion hooking over andnonnally bearing on theupper-end, 0t said am. and

7 9'0" ported by the lever adapted to, detachably having a portion extend-ting from the end;

of said arm parallel to the arm to embrace above placed adj acent-to; the rarml," V

5.;In a device of, the, class described, the combination of a. fixed sup-port, an arm. pivoted near its bottom to said fixed sup ort, adapted toswing upwardagainst one side of abow to beheld in position,, there-:being, a rigid extension of said arm extending over the top of such abow, akleverpivoted to said arm; and a-spring lockinghook -mem- V ber plvoted at one and 0t sa1dleven1nter V mediate-between.- the lever ends, the opposite end of the hook member. being free to swing around saidpivot, said hookmember having a portion normally bearing on the endof said and. having a portion extending irom= the end 0t. said. extension downwardparallel to the arm, the point of pivot of the loelu'ng member to the arm and the point where the locking member bears against the end of the arm ,being slightly out of line with the pivotal point of the lever, whereby locking is effected through the fact that the end of the lever in this position bears solidly against the am,

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Wit- 10 nesses.

CLARENCE L. BAIR.

Witnesses:

DWIGHT B. CHEEVER, M. S; Rosnnzwme.

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